Where does “గద్దగోరు” come from?

గద్దగోరు (Telugu) comes from Telugu గోరు, from Proto-Dravidian ukir, from Proto-Austronesian *bukij — mountain.

గద్దగోరు (Telugu): a kite's claw

Definitions

  1. a kite's claw

Ancestry of “గద్దగోరు”, step by step

గద్దగోరు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu గోరు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguగోరుnail; claw; slight, little
2Proto-Dravidianukirfingernail
3Proto-Austronesian*bukijmountain

via Telugu గద్ద

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguగద్దkite
2Sanskritगृध्रdesiring greedily or fervently, eager for,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥dʰrás—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *bukij →Every word from Proto-Dravidian ukir →Every word from Telugu గోరు →
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